Tag: Blackout
Power outage hits Abuja as TCN begins maintenance work
The company said the exercise is part of ongoing efforts to provide better and more stable electricity supply. As of…
FAAN explains power failure at Lagos Airport, apologises to passengers
The apology was made by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), which manages the airport.
Katsina residents protest 6-month blackout
Protesters said the situation has pushed more than 5,000 homes into deep hardship, worsening water shortages and heightening insecurity across…
Blackout looms as electricity workers embark on nationwide strike
This is not the first time NUEE has gone on strike. In June 2024, a similar action disrupted electricity supply…
Tinubu intensifies efforts to resolve Northern Nigeria blackout, summons Minister
In a briefing with Minister Adelabu, Tinubu was updated on the Transmission Company of Nigeria’s ongoing repairs to the damaged…
Total blackout: Rivers youths, women protest at Afam Power Station
Youths and women of Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State are protesting at the Afam Power Station following the…
Port Harcourt Disco blames protesting Ahoada youths for blackout
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, (PHED) says protesting youths in Ahoada community in Rivers have shut its132KV transmission station…
Port Harcourt Disco explains blackout
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) has blamed the persisting blackout in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River and Rivers…
NNPC orders assessment of Escravos-Lagos gas pipeline fire
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Dr Maikanti Baru, has ordered the immediate assessment of…
Ikeja, Maryland, Ketu, Ojota to suffer blackout for 8 days
Ikeja Electric (IE) Plc on Wednesday said there would be interruption of power supply to some parts of Lagos from…
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Expect more blackout as power generation drops
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said that that the nation’s power generation capacity dropped slightly from 3,959 megawatts from…
Technical fault causes blackout in Nairobi
Kenya Power said on Monday that a technical fault at one of its substations in the North of the capital…
Eko Disco apologises over prolonged blackout
The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Saturday apologised to customers over continuous shortage of electricity supply. A…
Community cries out over 2 years blackout
Uhi community in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo, has urged the state government to provide electricity to it, saying…
Letter to Saraki: Save Ondo-South from unending blackout
Kayode Fakuyi I wish to bring to your attention the unfortunate and unlawful activities of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company,…
Boko Haram responsible for Borno blackout – FG
The Minister of State for Power, Alhaji Mohammed Wakil, on Sunday blamed the prolonged power outage in Borno on sabotage…
Nationwide blackout hits Bangladesh
A nationwide power blackout hit Bangladesh on Saturday after a transmission line failed, the government said. Engineers “are working to…
Massive blackout hits Cairo
A huge power outage blacked out most of Cairo on Thursday causing major disruption across the city of some 20…
Lagos courts conduct proceedings in darkness
Henry Ojelu Most courts in the Ikeja High Court complex today opted to conduct their proceedings in darkness following persistent…
3 weeks after, electricity supply deteriorates
Businesses and homes have continued to groan under a deteriorating power supply across many parts of the nation as a…
Planned blackout at Abuja Airport
Power supply at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, will be interrupted between 10 a.m.…
Blackout at Lagos MM Airport
A blackout Monday night at Nigeria’s Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos forced the diversion of an Emirates Flight EK781, an…
Dark Christmas in Ibadan
It was a dark Christmas for residents of Nigeria’s city of Ibadan, as there was electricity outage in many areas.…